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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Elon Musk goes thermonuclear as X bleeds advertisers post antisemitic conspiracy theory controversy

www.salon.com

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Elon Musk goes thermonuclear as X bleeds advertisers post antisemitic conspiracy theory controversy

www.salon.com

jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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Disney, Paramount, NBCUniversal, Comcast and Lionsgate are reportedly pulling ads from Musk's platform
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    How dare Media Matters checks notes tell people what Elmo said. The monsters!

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      Your Honor, I object!

      On what grounds?

      On the grounds that the truth is devastating ….

      —with apologies to Liar Liar…

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        “STOP BREAKING THE LAW, ASSHOLE!”

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    The truth is an absolute defense in matters like these. Musk’s thermonuclear lawsuit is going to go off like a damp squid.

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      is going to go off like a damp squid

      Excuse me?

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        Oh the delicious layers to this.

        Also, insert itcrowd.gif here.

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          https://youtu.be/XnXKVY-_i2c?si=0lYTWfEnwBIGsetY

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      Do you mean like a damp squib?

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        It is a joke referencing an episode for the television series the IT Crowd in which a pair of characters have an increasingly amusing exchange of similarly misheard stock phrases.

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          Ah! Time to rewatch, I don’t remember that one now.

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      Don’t worry, Musk’s fanboys will continue to put him on a petal stool.

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    Is this like the time Kanye went “death con” on the Jews?

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      I think Musk is just a horrible human instead of being severely mentally ill.

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        I don’t think being mentally ill makes Kanye antisemitic. Just makes it so he doesn’t hide it like others may do.

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          People who are severely mentally ill are far more likely to form negative conspiracy theories that they would have never believed when medicated.

          I mean, do you think that all schizophrenics who think the government is tracking them through their teeth fillings actually belive that?

          If you’ve ever known someone with a severe mental disorder like bipolar or schizophrenia, then you’d know that they’re not themselves during an episode.

          Hell, even neuro-typical people experience this to a degree. Ever been at a railing with a huge drop and suddenly get an urge to step off? That’s called the Call of the Void, and it’s a pretty common phenomenon.

          The way a person acts during a mental health crisis is not indicative of the kind of person they actually are.

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        A little of column A, a little of column B

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      I’m so glad the entire Kanye thing missed me.

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    Imagine if that 44 billion was spent elsewhere

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      It will be.

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    That thumbnail is glorious.

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    How does this all work? Do his handlers have a certain timeframe for twitter.com to go offline? Is he given creative freedom to express his inner and outer child, or is there a tight script? I have so many questions.

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    good thing the semi has thermonuclear explosion proof glass.

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